94.9 WDKB is excited to recognize our Hometown Heroes! Every month, we will highlight First-Responders, Nurses, Teachers, Good Samaritans, and more for all they do in the places they live and work in DeKalb County & Northern Illinois. Our Hometown Hero this week is:

94.9 WDKB presented this week’s #HometownHero award to:

Jennifer Yochem

 

Thanks to Rylie from DeKalb for nominating Jennifer. She said: 

If you’ve spent any amount of time in DeKalb County, you’ve probably worked alongside her, received services from her, or been indirectly impacted by her. Jennifer is an advocate, a visionary, a philanthropist, and a hero by all definitions. Time and time again, she exemplifies what it means to be a hometown hero. Most recently, she aided in the coordination and distribution of crisis relief for the 43+ individuals displaced by the apartment fire on Kimberly Drive on May 29th. Beginning at 6:00am on May 30th, she sent out a call to action to service providers, elected officials, and the community to support the families; by 10:30am, there was a plan in place to host a resource hub for the families just 24-hours later. Without her quick thinking and action, dedication, and thoughtfulness, there would be a major gap that would be felt far and wide in our community.

 

If you know someone doing good around DeKalb County, nominate them to be our next #HometownHero at 949wdkb.com/hometownhero

 


Nominate someone that you believe is helping to make DeKalb County a better place and they could be featured as our next Hometown Hero!


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